Another wheel day (and so on).
PowerTap GS hub 24H half-radial 46-spoke equivalent lacing...
Oh wait, that one was a non-count entry for "another wheel day" (and so on).
So now for real, another wheel day (and so on).
I took in a rear wheel from a customer that was built up
with a 36mm high carbon tubular rim.
It's laced 2:1 with a DT 350 hub 32H and 24H rim.
The freewheel side has decent tension, but could probably go a bit tighter.
Also, the rim is slightly off-center toward the freewheel side,
so there's room to tighten up the non-freewheel side.
So first I'll tighten the freewheel side to increase the center offset,
then correct centering by tightening the non-freewheel side,
which means I'll be tensioning all the nipples and the overall stiffness improves somewhat.
Per the customer's request, I laced it half-competition 46-spoke with spoke weaving.
For compatibility with the front wheel specs, I'm using
silver spokes and black nipples just like before the rebuild.
I switched to an Evolite hub for the rebuild.
The original DT hub had flanges that were a bit narrow,
so that's another reason I can't really recommend it.
By the way, the customer's reason for wanting a rebuild wasn't because they fell for
"Nomu Lab's wheel philosophy," but because they actually used it and thought,
"You know, this thing just isn't cutting it."
PowerTap GS hub 24H half-radial 46-spoke equivalent lacing...
Oh wait, that one was a non-count entry for "another wheel day" (and so on).
So now for real, another wheel day (and so on).
I took in a rear wheel from a customer that was built up
with a 36mm high carbon tubular rim.
It's laced 2:1 with a DT 350 hub 32H and 24H rim.
The freewheel side has decent tension, but could probably go a bit tighter.
Also, the rim is slightly off-center toward the freewheel side,
so there's room to tighten up the non-freewheel side.
So first I'll tighten the freewheel side to increase the center offset,
then correct centering by tightening the non-freewheel side,
which means I'll be tensioning all the nipples and the overall stiffness improves somewhat.
Per the customer's request, I laced it half-competition 46-spoke with spoke weaving.
For compatibility with the front wheel specs, I'm using
silver spokes and black nipples just like before the rebuild.
I switched to an Evolite hub for the rebuild.
The original DT hub had flanges that were a bit narrow,
so that's another reason I can't really recommend it.
By the way, the customer's reason for wanting a rebuild wasn't because they fell for
"Nomu Lab's wheel philosophy," but because they actually used it and thought,
"You know, this thing just isn't cutting it."